Krishna Praba

Krishna Praba
Born	Krishna Praba (1987-11-25) 25 November 1987[1] Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Residence	Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Film actress
Years active	2008–present
Website	[http://krishnapraba.com/ krishnapraba.com

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Krishna Praba, also credited as Krishna Prabha,^[2] is an Indian film actress and professional dancer trained in classical and cinematic traditions who chiefly appears in Malayalam movies. She made her entry into film industry in the film Madampi (2008) directed by the eminent Malayalam movie director B. Unnikrishnan. She played the character Mollykutty in Life of Josutty (2015) ^[3] directed by Jeethu Joseph. Praba is a recipient of the Jaycey Daniel Foundation Awards for the best female comedy actress in 2009. She has also appeared in the mini screen.

Early life

Praba was born in 1987 at Sudheendra hospital in Ernakulam district to late Cr Prabhakaran Nair, a former mechanical engineer at Kalamassery HMT and Sheela Prabhakaran Nair. She completed her primary education from Saint Joseph Kalamassery and obtained Higher Secondary Education in humanities at Thevara Sacred Heart’s college Kochi. Her early influences included Mohiniyattam, Kuchipudi, Nadakam and Margam kali, received Diploma certificate in Bharatanatyam from Alliance University Bangalore. Krishna Praba got training in classical dance under the mentorship of Kalamandalam Sugandhi,^[4] her first dance teacher, at the age of 3.

Career

Praba received several awards at state level youth festival competition. She joined Manoj Guinness’s Cochin Navodaya troupe as a dancer. She later collaborated with Sajan Palluruthy and Prajodh for ‘comedy show’ a program on Asianet TV channel. After her debut in B Unnikrishnan’s movie, Krishna Praba grew in stature in the Malayalam movie industry by playing different characters in a series of films, most notably in Natholi Oru Cheriya Meenalla (2013) and Life of Josutty (2015). In 2014 she said that she felt privileged to be compared to Sukumari after many celebrities including Kavya Madhavan and Ramesh Pisharody pointed out the similarities between the character Krishna played in ‘She taxi’ and Sukumari’s character in Boeing Boeing.^[5] In 2017 Krishna Praba joined a number of award-winning students to enact Radha Madhavam, a dance drama directed by cine actress Gayathri.^[6]

Film

Television

• Nanmayude Nakshathrangal (telefilm) - Kairali TV
• Aakashadoothu (Serial) - Surya TV
• Twenty Twenty One (Serial) - Asianet
• Enkilum Ente Gopalakrishna (Serial) - Asianet
• Mukesh Kathakal (Serial) - Kairali TV
• Devi Mahatmyam (Serial) - Asianet
• Shubharathri (Talk show) - Jeevan TV, Anchor
• Tharotsavam (Reality Show) - Kairali TV, Participant

Awards

Jaycey Daniel Foundation Awards

• 2009: Jaycey Daniel Foundation Award for best female comedy actress

References

External links

• Official website
• Krishna Praba on IMDb